Cumulus Basics Part I - navigating the OS
This first blog on Cumulus introduces the reader to the basics of the operating system and Cumulus' NCLU.
Introduction
This is going to be a new mini series that we will do in preparation for the first open networking certification that Cumulus Networks introduced,see here.
Cumulus Networks has a great page (both free and paid content) where you can spend some time and learn all things Cumulus and open networking related, see here.
So, where do we begin? Every time I learn a new product, I start at the start. Things we learned way back when. Because Cumulus Linux is a native Linux distribution (and it's interface may be unfamiliar to many), we'll start with some very simple aspects of working with the box - basic port bring up/down, port configurations, gathering information about a port and finally an introduction to Cumulus' NCLU!
Topology
As a reference, we'll be working on the following topology:
